Mayor signs sister city agreement in China

Business meeting

Brampton Mayor Susan Fennell has signed a Sister City Memorandum with the District of Fengshen, with Governor Hong Qi.
Fennell is in China this week with other GTA mayors and the Confederation of Greater Toronto Chinese Business Association (CGTCBA), which is leading the trade mission.
Brampton already has a formal Sister City relationship with Benxi in Liaoning Province, established in 1989 during a trade mission to China by then-mayor Ken Whillans.
Fennell has been tweeting from China some of the highlights of the trip. She tweeted yesterday that Brampton has been invited to sign a friendship agreement with Xujhou, China, and that, after meeting with Fang Qiuchen, the deputy director general of the Ministry of Commerce, she was told to connect Canadian businesses through him.
She also reported that a delegation of Chinese investors are planning an economic development investment trip to Brampton from Xiangtan, Hunan Province next year.
The 60-member trade delegation is meeting with business and government representatives in Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu and Hong Kong between Nov. 23 and Dec. 8.